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Join Hollywood’s best Celebrity (名人) Tour – the “Original Movie Stars’ Homes Tour” – as our fun, expert guides take you on the most comprehensive narrated tour of the celebrity mansions (公寓) in Beverly Hills & the Hollywood Hills, the celebrity hotspots on Sunset Strip & Rodeo Drive and Hollywood’s iconic landmarks. Only with Starline’s customized 13-passenger buses can you visit the exclusive residential neighborhoods where other tour buses are forbidden to go! Bring your cameras, you may see a Star! The Starline Movie Stars’ Homes Tour is the most famous and popular tour in Los Angeles with unbelievable appearances on “The Ellen Show”, “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, “Top Gear” and many more. Discover the secrets and history of current and past celebrity homes throughout Hollywood and Beverly Hills. On this tour you will discover more stars’ homes that cannot be revealed here. Celebrities are constantly moving in and out of the neighborhood, so bring your camera... you never know who you might see! Besides seeing celebrity homes, you will also pass many locations featured in many of your favorite TV shows and blockbuster (大片) movies. Online reservations can only be made up to 24 hours before scheduled tour departure time.
Adult: $47 （$42 online ） Child: $37 （ $34 online） Tour Duration: 2 hours 21.Tourists are advised to make an online reservation for Thursday Tour on ________. A. Wednesday B. Monday C. Thursday D. Friday 22. How much will a couple with one kid pay for the tour for an online reservation? A. $131 B. $84 C. $118 D. $76 23. We can infer from the passage that ________. A. Tourists are expected to bring cameras only to take pictures of the celebrities’ homes. B. Any buses can take tourists to the exclusive residential neighborhoods. C. Except celebrity homes, tourists can enjoy locations featured in some TV shows and blockbuster movies. D. Tourists can never make online reservations 24 hours after scheduled tour departure time. 24. The most exciting part of the tour includes ________. A. Sandra Bullock B. Jennifer Aniston C. Tom Cruise D. Beverly Hills Sign
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This year’s winners of the Wenjin Book Award, announced by the National Library of China on April 23, are from three main categories — children’s books, popular science and social science titles. The annual awards announced on World Book Day are meant to build a bridge between readers, writers and publishers to create a conductive feeling for reading books and fulfill the duty of libraries to promote culture and educate the people. Started in 2004 and first celebrated in 2005, the award’s group of judges is drawn from a pool of great scholars and journalists. Zhang He, a senior culture reporter from the People’s Daily, says the awards are considered the most honorable in China’s book world because it fully focuses on the quality of the books. Every year, the award selects 10 books from those published within the past 12 months, covering three areas: humanities and social science, popular science and children’s book. The judging group also makes dozens of book recommendations for the public. From 2005 to 2014, with a break in 2012, judging groups selected 99 books and recommended some 421 others from a pool of 6,000 titles. Critics (评论员) praised the winning books, especially Zhongguo Gudai Wuzi Wenhua, or Tangible Culture in Ancient China, published by the Zhonghua Book Company in July 2014. Based on a series of the writer Sun Ji’s lectures on Chinese culture, the book has 10 chapters that attempt to answer people’s questions about various aspects of ancient Chinese people’s lives. Chen Li, a writer and one of the judges says that the book has the “newest, most comprehensive and systematic description” on Chinese culture. For more information, please click liuzhihua@chinadaily.com.cn 25. According to the passage, all of the followings are TRUE except ________. A. There is a competition for the Wenjin Book Award every year. B. World Book Day dates back to the year 2005. C. It was because the award focuses on the quality of books that made it the most honorable in China’s book world. D. The awarded books are about humanities and social sciences, popular science and children’s books. 26. Which of the following about Wenjin Book Award is RIGHT? A. The books have to be written in the past years. B. Themes of the books include humanities and social science as well as natural science C. In the past decade, about one hundred books have won the Wenjin Book Award. D. The award’s judges are from great scholars and writers. 27. Where can you probably read this passage? A. On a website. B. In a magazine. C. In a textbook. D. In a guidebook. 28. What can be the best title for the passage? A. Winners of Wenjin Book Award. B. World Book Day. C. Work on Wenjin Book Award. D. Best-sellers on World Book Day.
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The bottle gourd (葫芦) is an annual plant that is a member of the same family as melons. It is home to Africa and is believed to be one of the first plants grown by humans, thousands of years ago. Although it was occasionally used as a source of food or medicine, the bottle gourd was most valued for its hard-shelled dried fruit. Multi-functional bottle gourds were used by ancient people all around the world as floats for nets, containers for water and even as musical instruments. What botanists (植物学家) are unsure of, however, is exactly how the bottle gourds was at first transported from Africa to Asia and the New World. The most usual theory is that bottle gourds simply drifted across the ocean, perhaps as an indirect result of African farmers transporting their crops by river. Bottle gourds are extremely able to float, so if any were to fall overboard during these trips, they were likely to be carried by the river to the open sea, where they would be swept away by ocean waves. Modern researchers have proven that the bottle gourd is able to stand such a journey, able to float in the ocean for hundreds of days and still carrying seeds from which new gourds can be grown. There are others who believe that the bottle gourd was brought to the New World by African fishermen. The basis of this argument is that any naturally moving bottle gourds would have been washed up on New World beaches, an environment in which they do not naturally grow and then could not survive in. Therefore, humans had to have played a part in their appearance in the New World. Most botanists, however, argue against this theory. They believe those bottle gourds that floated across the ocean may have been carried inland by strong waves or hurricanes to more suitable ecological sites. 29. Why does the writer mention hard-shelled dried fruit? A. To provide evidence that bottle gourds were planted. B. To identify various values of bottle gourds. C. To show how bottle gourds were used as medicine. D. To explain why bottle gourds received so much attention from scientists. 30. Bottle gourds are used in the following ways except ________. A. food B. medicine C. containers D. transport 31. The movement of the bottle gourds is explained by ________. A. contrasting arguments put forward for natural and human movements B. identifying the most common reason for their appearance C. listing evidence that supports natural and human movements D. explaining how sea life played a part in the process
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Australia has opened its first country music academy (学院) within a Queensland high school in an attempt to improve the credibility (可信性) of this style among young people. Teacher Geoff Walden said he believed the center at Gympie State High School was the first of its kind in the world. Country music is the second biggest-selling style of music in Australia. Mr. Walton said country music was more popular than rock and pop in many parts of Australia because of the “frontier mentality” of outback inhabitants (内地居民), similar to that which produced the US country music scene. But he admitted some school pupils did not take the style seriously. They didn’t realize there are many different styles within the style. Classes will teach young people the basics of song-writing, video production, marketing and management along with their usual curriculum (课程) studies. Mr. Walden hopes to develop the plan with the help of the Australian Institute of Country Music so that the students will be able to take a degree in country music at the local university. The Country Music Association of Australia already runs short intensive (集中的) courses to help young up-and-coming (很有前途的) musicians progress in their music careers. Gympie, is well-known for its country music associations — the city hosts the annual National Country Music Muster every August. 32. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. First country music academy opened in Australia B. Country music — the most popular music in Australia C. Country music — come and enjoy it D. How to appreciate Australian country music 33. The music academy is opened mainly to ________. A. make country music the biggest-selling style of music in Australia B. help students have a better understanding of country music C. create many more careers for the unemployed D. teach people music knowledge as well as some practical skills 34. The underlined word “that” (in Paragraph 2) probably refers to ________. A. scene B. country music C. frontier mentality D. outback inhabitants 35. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. There are similarities between American country music and Australian country music. B. Now students can take a degree when they finish country music studies. C. Country music is boring because there aren’t many different styles in it. D. Country music in Australia is very popular because people there treasure it very much.
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All languages change over time, but some change at a faster rate than others. 36 The most important factors are the number of people who speak a language, where they live and whether they move around, the importance of the language for world trade and communication, and changes in technology. 37 However, today English is the most widely used language in the world. English is spoken by about 350 million people as a first language in countries such as Great Britain, the United States. In addition, about a billion more people speak English as a second language. English started to take over French as an international language during the period of British colonialism (殖民主义) when the English ruled many countries in Africa and Asia. 38 The colonial period came to an end at the same time that several other changes occurred. For example, the U.S. started to play a greater part in global affairs and the international economy. New means of communication technology such as television and the Internet spread English worldwide. 39 In addition, they could use the Internet for information, business, or e-mail communication, all in English. Just as the use of English spread, other languages changed English by contact or by new inventions and technology. In contrast, Icelandic is a language that has changed very slowly. Icelandic speakers today can understand poetry written in a slightly different dialect over 1,000 years ago! Why has Icelandic changed so slowly? The main reason is the isolated (孤立的) location of the island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. 40 Compared to England, Iceland had no history of colonialism. Iceland’s small population has not played a major role in international trade or communication. Today, most Icelanders speak English in addition to their native language. With outside influences, Icelandic is changing more rapidly now. A. People everywhere could watch the news or sports events in English. B. These changes have a great influence on the development of society. C. Isolation meant that for hundreds of years, Icelanders had little contact with speakers of other languages. D. What are some of the factors that influence how quickly a language changes? E. The language communication brings about the communication of technology. F. In the past, other languages such as Latin or French were more important than English. G. English was the primary means of communication in these colonies.
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You are a problem solver. You are well equipped to take on tough 61. (challenge) and you are skilled at 62. (do) so. But more than that, making 63. difference in the face of difficult challenges is an essential part of 64. makes you feel alive. Go too long without meaningful problems 65. (solve), and life gets boring. So how do you find those challenges and give you the opportunity to energize and 66. (rich) your life? You step forward in the direction of your dream. Make the promise to build, support or create something you 67. (real) care about, and soon you 68._______ (run) into some difficult challenges. At that point, you can be sure the adventure has begun. Even 69. you don’t go out and find them, challenges will eventually come into your life. So you might as well choose the ones through 70. you can work toward your dreams, in support of all the things you value most.
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The Cristiano Ronaldo–Lionel Messi continuous competition is one in football between two great players. Both 41 as currently the best players in the world, Ronaldo and Messi so far have won eight FIFA Golden Ball 42 in all. Both players have 43 in two UEFA Champions League (欧洲冠军联赛) finals and have regularly broken the 50 goal 44 in a single season. Both have scored over 400 45 in their career for 46 and country. Sports journalists and fans 47 argue who is the best player in 48 football. In an interview, Ronaldo 49 on the competition, saying “I think we 50 each other sometimes in the competition, this is why the competition is so 51 ”. Ronaldo’s former manager Alex Ferguson also said, “I don’t think the competition against each other 52 them. I think they have their own 53 pride in terms of wanting to be the best”. Messi himself 54 any competition, saying that it was “only the media, the press, who wants us to be at loggerheads (争执，不和) 55 I’ve never fought with Cristiano”. In response to the claims that he and Messi do not get on well on a personal 56 , Ronaldo commented, “We don’t have a relationship outside the world of 57 , just as we don’t with a lot of other players”, 58 that in years to come he hopes they can 59 at it together, stating, “We have to look on this competition with a 60 spirit, because it’s a good thing.” 41. A. played B. regarded C. competed D. offered 42. A. matches B. shows C. festivals D. awards 43. A. scored B. worked C. served D. prepared 44. A. challenge B. dream C. record D. line 45. A. days B. goals C. balls D. games 46. A. club B. growth C. party D. city 47. A. really B. sadly C. regularly D. kindly 48. A. modern B. ancient C. daily D. popular 49. A. relied B. told C. called D. commented 50. A. express B. beat C. push D. fight 51. A. exciting B. small C. cruel D. upset 52. A. helps B. bothers C. benefits D. weakens 53. A. personal B. confident C. powerful D. physical 54. A. thanked B. admitted C. denied D. refused 55. A. and B. but C. so D. or 56. A. level B. future C. opinion D. condition 57. A. competition B. imagination C. friendship D. football 58. A. worrying B. adding C. talking D. realizing 59. A. puzzle B. complain C. laugh D. blame 60. A. sad B. low C. strong D. positive
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 One day I stopped by the door of an ATM machine and walk inside after I made sure that no one was following me. I put my card into machine and deposited my money. As I turned to leave, I saw a wallet sit on other machine. I had a look at it; the name in the license was one I could not pronounce. I picked out the bank card and had a thought. Then I called his bank, so the girl over the phone said we couldn’t give out any personal information about their clients (客户). So I left my contact informations with her and asked her to tell the owner to contact me. Two days late, a very thankful gentleman was appeared at my office and I gave him back his wallet.
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假定你是李华，从网上得知世界野生生物基金会（WWF）正在为Global Conservation项目招募高中生志愿者。活动的主要内容是，各国志愿者用英语介绍本国的野生动植物保护情况。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。联系人：Thomas Lee。邮件内容需包含： 1.自我介绍（包括国籍、性格、英语能力）； 2.简要介绍中国野生动植物保护（如熊猫、麋鹿、华南虎）的现状及保护措施。 注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。 Dear Mr. Lee, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua
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